David Garrick (1717-1779), Actor, playwright and theatre manager
Sitter associated with 55 portraits
David Garrick was born in Hereford but, like Dr Johnson, grew up in Lichfield. When Johnson opened his ill-fated school in 1735, Garrick was one of the few pupils, and the two men travelled to London together in March 1737. Garrick first acted on the London stage in 1741 and quickly became one of the most successful figures in British theatre. He was acclaimed for his naturalistic style of acting and his versatility, performing in both comic and tragic roles. Both as an actor and as manager of Drury Lane Theatre, he changed the face of theatrical performance. Throughout his life, he and Johnson remained friends although, at times, Johnson disliked Garrick's vanity and 'buffoonery'.
by Benjamin Wilson
oil on canvas, circa 1752-1755
NPG 6249
after Louis François Roubiliac
plaster painted terracotta, circa 1758
NPG 707a
studio of Johan Joseph Zoffany
oil on canvas, feigned oval, (1763)
On display on Floor 1: Saloon at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 1167
David Garrick as Kitely in 'Every Man in his Humour'
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (1768)
NPG 4504
by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
pencil, 1771
NPG 3639
David Garrick; Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel)
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1772-1773
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5375
by Robert Edge Pine
oil on canvas, circa 1775
NPG 82
by Thomas Worlidge
etching, circa 1740-1766
NPG D19381
by and published by J. Wood, after Arthur Pond
line engraving, published 29 April 1745
NPG D19067
David Garrick ('Mr Garrick in the Character of Richard III')
by Charles Grignion, by and after William Hogarth
line engraving, published 20 June 1746 (1741)
NPG D34378
David Garrick ('Mr Garrick in the Character of Richard III')
by Charles Grignion, by and after William Hogarth
line engraving, published 20 June 1746 (1741)
NPG D34381
by and sold by James Macardell, after Jean Etienne Liotard
mezzotint, (1751)
NPG D34373
David Garrick; Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel)
after William Hogarth
photogravure, (1757)
NPG D34379
David Garrick ('Garrick between Comedy and Tragedy')
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint printed in colours, (1760-1761)
NPG D34376
by Richard Purcell (Charles or Philip Corbutt), printed by Robert Sayer, printed by Carington Bowles, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760-1761)
NPG D34382
David Garrick ('Reddere Personae scit convenientia cuique')
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760-1761)
NPG D34383
by Richard Purcell (Charles or Philip Corbutt), printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760-1761)
NPG D2420
by Charles Spooner, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1760s (1761)
NPG D2419
by Charles Spooner, published by Robert Sayer, after Benjamin Wilson
mezzotint, published 1761
NPG D14163
David Garrick ('Mr Garrick reciting the Ode...')
after Unknown artist
etching, circa 1764
NPG D7658
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 2 April 1769 (1766-1769)
NPG D34384
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 2 April 1769 (1766-1769)
NPG D34385
by Unknown artist
impression of seal, (late 18th century)
NPG D7035
David Garrick; William Shakespeare
by J. Miller
stipple engraving, late 18th century
NPG D20571
by John Dixon
mezzotint, published 1772
NPG D17075
by Thomas Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (circa 1775?)
NPG D2421
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, published by George Kearsley, after Thomas Gainsborough
line engraving, published 1 November 1776
NPG D27967
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Thomas Gainsborough
line engraving, published 1776
NPG D2743
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Thomas Gainsborough
line engraving, published 1776
NPG D2744
by Robert Laurie, printed for and published by J. Stevens, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 30 January 1779 (circa 1775?)
NPG D34374
David Garrick ('Nature & Genius introducing Garrick to the Temple of Shakespeare')
by and published by John Hamilton Mortimer
etching, published 21 April 1779
NPG D34375
by John Dixon, published by Robert Wilkinson, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, published 11 October 1779 (1761)
NPG D34386
after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1779
NPG D2746
after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1779
NPG D2747
after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1779
NPG D2748
by James Caldwall, by S. Smith, after George Carter
line engraving, published 1783
NPG D18114
by Burnet Reading, published by William Richardson
stipple engraving, published 1785
NPG D27956
David Garrick; William Hogarth
by Barak Longmate
line engraving, early 19th century
NPG D2745
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Twickenham, Surrey
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